An Iraqi Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft crashed on 24 June in southern Arizona, according to Iraq's Ministry of Defence.
Brigadier General Rasid Muhammad Sadiq, who was conducting a training mission at the time and was the only person on board, was killed, the
Iraqi F-16 crashes in Arizona
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EU 'defence' summit overshadowed by Eurozone, migration crises
The EU's much-anticipated "defence" summit on 25 June failed to materialise as Europe's leaders were forced to focus on the Eurozone and migration crises.
While the EU member states' leaders reviewed the fight against terrorism and tasked Federica Mogherini - the union's foreign policy
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Bangladesh decommissions Type 25 torpedo boats
The Bangladesh Navy (BN) decommissioned four Chinese-built Type 25 ('Huchuan'-class) torpedo boats at Chittagong on 18 June.
A BN press release said that the decision to decommission the boats, with pennants 8235, 8236, 8237, and 8238, was taken since it was becoming increasingly difficult to
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Russia's Ural to develop its first 4x4 MRAP
The Ural Automobile Works company has developed a new 4x4 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle designated the Ural-53099 Taifun-U, according to a source in the company. It was shown for the first time at the ARMY-2015 international military forum near Moscow from 16-19 June.
"The 6x6
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US Army to convert special mission King Airs to EMARSS configuration
The US Army is to modify a number of Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) special mission aircraft to the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) standard, according to a solicitation issued on the Federal Business Opportunities website in late June.
The proposed
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Nigerian Army to establish air corps
The Nigerian Army is set to establish an aviation wing, the chief of the army staff, Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah, reportedly said on 25 June.
Citing a statement released by the army, Nigeria's Daily Trust newspaper reported that Lt Gen Minimah told a group of 10 soldiers enrolled in a course
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International partners to be stepping stones to Next-Generation Patriot
Raytheon is using the requirements of its international 'Patriot partner family' as the stepping stones to its future Next-Generation Patriot air defence concept in a strategy in keeping with what has always been the company's design philosophy for the system: 'Take what you have and make it
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ANDSF conducting multiple operations across Afghanistan
The Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) are conducting planned operations in 10 provinces across the country, according to the Afghan Ministry of Defence (MoD).
As of 29 June, operations were underway in Badakhshan Kunar, Daykundi, Kandahar, Kunduz, Maidan Wardak, Nuristan, Paktia,
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Airtec Inc to conduct ISR over Colombia for US Southern Command
The US government has contracted Airtec Inc to provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) services in Colombia on behalf of the US Southern Command, the Department of Defense disclosed on 26 June.
The contract, which is valued at USD80.7 million, will enable the Maryland-based
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Singapore debuts stealthy naval interceptor ahead of 50th anniversary parade
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has unveiled a new high-speed and stealthy naval interceptor designed to perform a range of missions, including base defence for the service's two naval facilities, force protection, as well as maritime security operations alongside its existing Fearless-class
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Djibouti parades Chinese tank destroyer
The Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) displayed a single Norinco WMA301 Assaulter tank destroyer during the country's independence day parade on 27 June.
The Assaulter is comprised of the hull of a WZ551 6x6 armoured personnel carrier armoured with a 105 mm gun mounted in a three-person turret. It has
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China fields new maritime patrol and anti-submarine Y-8/Y-9 variant
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has introduced into service a new maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) variant of the Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation (SAC) Y-8/Y-9 medium transport aircraft, national media reported in late June.
An unspecified number of the four-engined Y-8GX6
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Australian air chief reveals Islamic State air mission details
Fighter aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) air task group (ATG) supporting coalition forces in Iraq have flown some 5,000 hours and employed more than 400 weapons against Islamic State targets, Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Geoff Brown disclosed on 30 June.
AM Brown said that this
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Sweden signs deal for A 26 submarine order, A 19 upgrade
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Contracts have been placed for the build of two new Type A 26 submarines and the modernisation of two existing Type A 19 boats
The contract has been signed within the framework of a letter of intent covering Sweden's sovereign underwater defence capability
Sweden's Defense Material
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South Korea opts for Airbus in tanker-transport requirement
Airbus has beaten off competition from both Boeing and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to supply the Republic of Korea with tanker-transport aircraft, the government announced on 30 June.
The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) is to receive four Airbus Defence and Space (DS) A330-200 MultiRole
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Singapore extends flight training deal with BAE Systems Australia
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has extended until 2019 the contract under which BAE Systems Australia (BAESA) supports the RSAF air grading centre-flight training institute (AGC-FTI) at Tamworth in northern New South Wales, BAESA announced on 29 June.
The company has been the primary
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Rolls-Royce receives contract for DoD variable-cycle engine work
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Rolls-Royce has received a USD100 million contract for the USAF's VAATE programme
Three companies have now received awards towards work on a next-generation military engine
Rolls-Royce has received a USD100 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for the US Air
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Results of Perseus show benefits of EU situational awareness co-operation
One of the European Union's (EU's) biggest research projects involving data exchanges between Europe's navies, coastguards, civil maritime authorities, and NATO has just completed its work with mixed but largely positive results.
While civil-military technical connectivity proved successful in
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New Argentine Army commander takes office
Argentine minister of defence Agustin Rossi swore in General Ricardo Luis Cundom on 29 June as the new commander of the Argentine Army.
Gen Cundom is an army aviator and a veteran helicopter pilot of the Falklands War. He was appointed on 24 June by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner after
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NATO officials not optimistic about speed of reformed response force
The allies' recent decision to boost the size of their NATO Response Force (NRF) by a third as part of NATO's readiness action plan (RAP) to counter aggression from Russia and elsewhere looks impressive on paper. However, the acid test will be if the NRF can actually mobilise as fast as intended -
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